AD
1961–1977 · P
Al Downing
5' 11", 175 lbs·Lived to 85·Bats R / Throws L
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.56
Best ERA · 1963
20
Most W · 1971
217
Most K · 1964
1.086
Best WHIP · 1967
Career Arc · OPS
13 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
16 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
17 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| 1962 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | NYY | 24 | 58 | 0 | 2 | .103 | .285 | — |
| 1964 | NYY | 40 | 85 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .425 | — |
| 1965 | NYY | 36 | 74 | 1 | 7 | .108 | .319 | — |
| 1966 | NYY | 30 | 70 | 0 | 7 | .100 | .277 | — |
| 1967 | NYY | 31 | 66 | 1 | 2 | .121 | .365 | — |
| 1968 | NYY | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .399 | — |
| 1969 | NYY | 30 | 44 | 0 | 5 | .136 | .333 | — |
| 1970 | ML4 | 27 | 35 | 0 | 2 | .114 | .229 | 32 |
| 1971 | LAD | 37 | 92 | 0 | 10 | .174 | .420 | 62 |
| 1972 | LAD | 31 | 66 | 0 | 2 | .121 | .301 | 45 |
| 1973 | LAD | 30 | 57 | 0 | 3 | .088 | .284 | 40 |
| 1974 | LAD | 21 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .172 | .366 | 53 |
| 1975 | LAD | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .105 | 15 |
| 1976 | LAD | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Career | 409 | 717 | 2 | 51 | .127 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
17 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NYY | 5 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 50 | 12 | 2.111 |
| 1962 | NYY | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1963 | NYY | 24 | 175.7 | 13 | 5 | 2.56 | 135 | 171 | 1.104 |
| 1964 | NYY | 37 | 244.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.47 | 103 | 217 | 1.316 |
| 1965 | NYY | 35 | 212.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.40 | 103 | 179 | 1.368 |
| 1966 | NYY | 30 | 200.0 | 10 | 11 | 3.56 | 99 | 152 | 1.285 |
| 1967 | NYY | 31 | 201.7 | 14 | 10 | 2.63 | 125 | 171 | 1.086 |
| 1968 | NYY | 15 | 61.3 | 3 | 3 | 3.52 | 85 | 40 | 1.207 |
| 1969 | NYY | 30 | 130.7 | 7 | 5 | 3.38 | 107 | 85 | 1.270 |
| 1970 | ML4 | 27 | 135.3 | 5 | 13 | 3.52 | 110 | 79 | 1.470 |
| 1971 | LAD | 37 | 262.3 | 20 | 9 | 2.68 | 129 | 136 | 1.254 |
| 1972 | LAD | 31 | 202.7 | 9 | 9 | 2.98 | 109 | 117 | 1.298 |
| 1973 | LAD | 30 | 193.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.31 | 113 | 124 | 1.155 |
| 1974 | LAD | 21 | 98.3 | 5 | 6 | 3.66 | 99 | 63 | 1.414 |
| 1975 | LAD | 22 | 74.7 | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 128 | 39 | 1.165 |
| 1976 | LAD | 17 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 91 | 30 | 1.307 |
| 1977 | LAD | 12 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 59 | 23 | 1.900 |
| Career | 405 | 2268.4 | 123 | 107 | — | — | 1639 | — | |
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